EXHIBIT 31.1
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


I, Gordon A. Paris, certify that:

     1.  I have  reviewed  this  annual  report on Form  10-K/A  of  Hollinger
         International Inc.;

     2.  Based on my  knowledge,  this  report  does not  contain  any  untrue
         statement  of a  material  fact  or omit to  state  a  material  fact
         necessary to make the statements made, in light of the  circumstances
         under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
         the period covered by this report;

     3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,  and other financial
         information  included in this report,  fairly present in all material
         respects the  financial  condition,  results of  operations  and cash
         flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
         report;

     4.  The registrant's  other certifying  officer and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)),  and internal
         control over  financial  reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
         13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

         a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
              disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to be designed  under our
              supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
              registrant,  including its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made
              known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
              the period in which this report is being prepared;

         b.   Designed  such internal  control over  financial  reporting,  or
              caused such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting to be
              designed under our supervision,  to provide reasonable assurance
              regarding  the  reliability  of  financial   reporting  and  the
              preparation  of financial  statements  for external  purposes in
              accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

         c.   Evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's  disclosure
              controls  and  procedures,  and  presented  in this  report  our
              conclusions about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls
              and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the report
              based on such evaluation; and

         d.   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
              control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the
              registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
              fiscal  quarter  in the  case  of an  annual  report)  that  has
              materially  affected,  or is  reasonably  likely  to  materially
              affect,   the  registrant's   internal  control  over  financial
              reporting; and

     5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
         on our most recent  evaluation  of internal  control  over  financial
         reporting,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit committee of
         the  registrant's  board of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
         equivalent functions):

         a.   All  significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses  in the
              design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
              which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
              ability  to record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial
              information; and

         b.   Any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or
              other employees who have a significant  role in the registrant's
              internal control over financial reporting.



Date:    May 1, 2006                       /s/ Gordon A. Paris
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                                           Name:    Gordon A. Paris
                                           Title:   Chairman and President and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer